Dimensioning of the flexible Debris Flow Protection System

GEOBRUGG VX}UX - DEBFLOW

lnput Parameters
Type and density of the debris flow
Load case 1 Load case 2 Load case 3
Type of debrs fow (granuar or mud fow) Type granuar mud fow no oad case
Densty of the debrs fow matera p = 2000 1800 |kg/m
3
|
Specfc weght of the debrs fow matera y = 19.6 17.7 |kN/m
3
|
Water content m = 0.39 0.52 -

Debris flow volume and number of surges

Load case 1 Load case 2 Load case 3
Tota debrs fow voume (nc. water) V
tot
= 1000 1000 |m
3
|
Number of surges N= 4 4 -
Voume per surge (average) V
N
= 250 250 |m
3
|
Voume of frst surge (recommended) V
N1,rec
= 375 375 |m
3
|
Voume of frst surge (chosen) V
N1
= 380 380 |m
3
|

Peak discharge
Load case 1 Load case 2 Load case 3
Peak dscharge (acc. to Rckenmann) O
p,rec
= 13.9 13.9 |m
3
/s|
Peak dscharge (chosen) O
p
= 14 14 |m
3
/s|

Safety factor
Goba safety factor SF = 1.3

Summary of Results
Summary of Results
Multi-level debris flow protection system No. Safety Factor Proof Retention volume
GEOBRUGG UX160-H4 No. 1 2.12 fulfilled ! 629 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 2 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 3 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 4 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 5 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 6 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 7 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 8 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 9 - - 0 |m
3
|
No Barrer No. 10 - - 0 |m
3
|
Mnma safety factor of the overa system SF
mn
= 2.12 fulfilled !

Retention volume
Tota retenton voume V
r,tot
= 629 |m
3
|
Requred retenton voume V
tot,max
= 500 |m
3
|
Reserve V
r,reserve
= 129 |m
3
|
Proof of retenton voume fulfilled !
Proof of overa system fulfilled !

2
Barrier Location No. 1
Geometry of barrier location
System heght H
0,1
= 4.3 |m|
Wdth of torrent on the eve of the bottom support ropes b
u,1
= 10 |m|
Wdth of torrent on the eve of the top support ropes b
o,1
= 20 |m|
Dstance to the next barrer upstream L
0,1
= 500 |m|

Torrent inclination and retention volume

System heght of the fed barrer H
1,1
= 3.2 |m|
Average torrent ncnaton upstream of the barrer I
s,1
= 38 |%| 21
o

Deposton ncnaton of fed barrer (acc. to Rckenmann) I'
s,1,rec
= 25.3 |%| 14
o

Deposton ncnaton of fed barrer (chosen) I'
s,1
= 25 |%|
Ange between rng net and rver bed = 74.2 |o|
Length of deposted matera behnd barrer L
1
= 27.0 |m|
Retenton voume V
r,1
= 629 |m
3
|

Front velocity and flow height

Load case 1 Load case 2 Load case 3
Front veocty (acc. to Rckenmann) V1,base = 4.2 4.2 |m/s|
Front veocty accordng to Strcker (v1>vstr) vstr = 3.6 3.6 |m/s|
Impact veocty at barrer ocaton (chosen,max. v-vaue) V1 = 4.2 4.2 |m/s|
Fow heght h
f,1
= 0.3 0.3 |m|
Recommended max. basa openng heght (acc. to Wendeer) h
d,1
<= 0.2|m|

Flexible, permeable debris flow protection system

System type Type GEOBRUGG UX160-H4
Max. system heght H
o,max
= 4.4 |'.m.'|
Max. system wdth above b
o,max
= 25 |'.m.'|
Max. system wdth beow b
u,max
= 10 |'.m.'|
Proof of system heght and system wdth fufed !

3
Proof of max. dynamic loading (stopping)
Load case 1 Load case 2 Load case 3
Wdth factor (wdth at barrer ocaton to standard wdth) BF
1
= 1.00
Dynamc oadng (Pressure and mpuse acc. to Wendeer) MD
Dyn,1
= 25 12 |kN/(m*h
f
)|
Resstance aganst dynamc oadng RD
dyn,1
= 53 53 |kN/(m*h
f
)|
Safety factor SF
dyn,1
= 2.12 4.42 -
Proof of max. dynamc oadng fulfilled ! fulfilled !

Proof of max. static loading (overflowing)

Load case 1 Load case 2 Load case 3
Reducton factor hydrostat. pressure (Permeabty) HF= 1.0
Statc oadng (hydrostat. pressure acc. to Wendeer) MD
stat,1
= 61 61 |kN/m
2
|
Resstance aganst statc oadng RD
stat,1
= 160 160 |kN/m
2
|
Safety factor SF
stat,1
= 2.62 2.91 -
Proof of max. statc oadng fulfilled ! fulfilled !
Proof barrer fulfilled !